Have a Youth Protection question you’re not comfortable asking some stranger at the council or national level? Ever feel like Youth Protection is “too national” and doesn’t directly apply to your unit? I hear you.
With summertime Scouting excursions on the horizon, it’s time to make sure each Scout or Venturer has the supplies he or she needs in case of an emergency in the outdoors. If your troop or
(Update, April 2, 2013) Please read a special message at the end of the post. Knives. They may be the source of the most confusion within Scouting circles. I’ve heard people tell me sheath knives
What’s better than a new episode of Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? Two new episodes, of course. And that’s just what we’re getting as the Tougher season comes to a close Monday night,
Wood Badge builds lifelong memories, regardless of the setting. So whether you’re at Philmont Scout Ranch (where I’ll be staffing a course this summer), a council camp in the midwest, or even an island in
Updated | April 22 This just in: All jamboree youth participants are invited to register as National Hometown News Correspondents. An email home to Mom and Dad? These Scouts and Venturers will do one better, sharing
It’s kind of like finishing a marathon but heading straight for your car instead of stopping to pick up your medal. A Scouter from the St. Louis area — I’ll call him “Tim” — emailed
Both groups “make really good salespeople.” That’s the contention of Ken Krogue, an entrepreneur who wrote this interesting article over at Forbes.com last week. When looking for the best salesmen, you can toss out the research
We’ve seen nine Scouts-vs.-adults challenges this season on Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout?, and the adults have lost all but two of them. You could say it’s been one lashing after another. But in
If a pregnant Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, can do it, so can you. I’m talking about getting trained, an important step for any Scout volunteer — whether a Cub Scout leader from California, a Scoutmaster